Media Perception Of Social Workers

Instagram accounts that primarily feature images of children, but are run by adult users, will no longer be recommended to “potentially suspicious adults.” The update was announced in a blog post detailing the latest expansion of Meta’s child safety features, which includes new blocking and reporting capabilities for teenagers and additional protections for adult-managed accounts that feature children. This comes after a 2023 lawsuit accused Facebook and Instagram of becoming a “ marketplace for predators in search of children ,” claiming that Meta’s platforms “allowed users to search for, like, share, and sell a crushing volume of [child sexual abuse material].” The same year, an investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that Instagram’s recommendation algorithms were actively promoting networks of pedophiles .  Meta has since introduced a variety of online safety features for Facebook and Instagram users who are under 18 , and some of these are now being e...